Lexus’ New Wave: New RX and All-Electric RZ First Drive
After many months of waiting and speculation from those of us in the specialist motoring press, Lexus have at last launched their first purpose-built production BEV, the new RZ450e, along with the new fifth generation RX SUV. Metropol were invited to attend the launch. Here is how it went down. The setting would […]
Dame Suzie Moncrieff
World of WearableArt (WOW) founder Dame Suzie Moncrieff, founder of epic arts event “World of WearableArt” (WOW), talks to Metropol’s Céline Gibson. The years roll back as Dame Suzie recalls the show’s premier launch, at Wakefield’s William Higgins Gallery, in 1987, as a night of mud, gumboots and umbrellas. “That first show was […]
Nikki Connors, propelling herself onwards
Christchurch businesswoman Nikki Connors talks to Metropol editor Lynda Papesch about business battles, troubleshooting, and consolidation. Thanks to her own investments, positive attitude, and hard work, property queen Nikki Connors is forging ahead after taxing times. In 2022, the New Zealand Inland Revenue Department (IRD) put two companies owned by Nikki and her […]
For cookie lovers
Metropol editor Lynda Papesch catches up with Christchurch businessman Guy Pope-Mayell, whose cookies are among New Zealand’s most trusted brands. Earning the nation‘s trust is no mean feat, even in little old New Zealand. Yet trust, by the bucketful, just like his iconic cookies, is what entrepreneur Guy Pope-Mayell has reaped. In Reader’s […]
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